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In this paper the elastoplastic solutions with higher-order terms for apex V-notches in power-law hardening materials have been discussed. Two-term expansions of the plane strain and the plane stress solutions have been obtained. It has been shown that the leading-order singularity approaches the value for a crack when the notch angle is not too large. In plane strain cases the elasticity does not enter the second-order solutions when the notch opening angle is too small. For a large notch angle, the two-term expansions of the plane strain near-tip fields are described by a single amplitude parameter. The plane stress solutions generally contain the elasticity terms. The boundary layer formulations based on the small-strain plasticity theory confirm that a dominance zone exists ahead of the notch tip. Finite element results give good agreement to the asymptotic solutions under both plane strain and plane stress conditions. The second-order terms cannot improve the predictions significantly. The near-tip fields are dominated by a single parameter. Finite element calculations under the finite strain J 2-flow plasticity theory revealed that the finite strains can only affect local characterization of the asymptotic solution. The asymptotic solution has a large dominance zone around the notch tip. For an apex notch bounded to a rigid substrate the leading-order singularity falls with the notch angle significantly more slowly than in the homogeneous material. It vanishes at the notch angle about 135° for all power-hardening exponents. The elasticity effects enter the second-order solutions when the notch angle becomes large enough. The tip fields are characterized by the hydrostatic stress and the shear stress ahead of the notch.
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Yuan, H., Lin, G. Analysis of elastoplastic sharp notches. Int J Fract 67, 187–216 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016260
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